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>> Welcome back to our Thursday
night Live. We're so blessed to
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be able to bringing to you
tonight. Eldred Ted Wilson and
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his precious wife, Nancy Elder.
Ted Wilson, of course, is the
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General Conference president of
7th Day Adventists and his wife
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is a wonderful helpmate to him.
And I could so encourage you to
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have a new Guinea. And Doctor
Yvonne, the first hour is weak.
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Look at the biblical
understanding of the word of
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God and the relevancy for us
today. And we look at the Imp
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Horton's of Understanding
Christ, our righteousness,
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both to justify us and to
sanctify us to give us victory
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over thin. And the stories the
first hour of the evangelistic
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trip. You all just took an
Africa coming back from that
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that encourages me and
energizes me and wants me to go
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to be a part of the blessing
is on the going to share the
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gospel. So I'm looking
forward to the second hour.
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>> Yeah, absolutely. No.
Doctor Vaughn's to Danny Joe
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Wilson misses Wilson
total member involvement. Yes,
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our full isn't doctor
evil. It is because, you know,
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again, I I like it's good
to go to Web sites and have all
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organized there. But
like Missus, Wilson mentioned,
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it's like, Okay, you don't
need a website. Just look around
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your sphere could be the
grocery store, the gas station
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attendant, whoever apps
you can make a difference.
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>> Absolutely. That's the
beauty of it, though. You don't
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have to be some theological
expert. You can just you.
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And as as Wilson said, our job
is not to convict. That's the
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Holy Spirit shot. Our job is
just to spread the word and to
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be available to spread the
word. And so, I mean, I just
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think it's beautiful and we
can do that with just with our
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sphere of influence,
our families, our neighbors,
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our friends, or even
acquaintances. People in
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hospitals are wherever that
it's we can do that. And it's
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not a big it's not
hard difficult thing to do.
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>> I don't think so much
ever be too old or too young.
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So sometimes some may
say, well, I can't make a
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difference. What yes, you
can thinking about here in my
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Bible. I have this I think
is you still do my bill to see
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this?
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See this little sticker to
little Penguin sticker right
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here. This is of a little
child. The came along, and I
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knew that didn't have very
much. And they gave me their
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little sticker on a trip
one time and gave me the little
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sticker. And, you know, that
just made a difference in my
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life to just like
they're willing to give. They're
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unselfish, too, like, hey, this
is what I have. You pie like my
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stick around to give him
a little penguin stickers.
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All you know that we can
there be to be too young to old.
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You can make a difference.
Like you mentioned. You don't
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have to have a
massive theology degree.
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>> You can make a difference
in somebody's life. That's you
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know, I'm very thankful for
elder Wilson and Nancy to make
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themselves available. That's
right. Because we need to here
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the vision and we we need
to know that God is still in
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charge that they're still
you can tell is not just reading
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this need. Both of them is
coming from their heart and
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evangelism is what it's all
about. An and said for a long
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time for mine and they are
vocabulary. Mine was never that
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big anyway. But it's getting
down to one word evangelism
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event. Yeah. Evangelism.
So thank you for your vision
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for your hard work that you do
your schedule. I don't know how
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you keep up with it. I don't
think I could but praise the
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lard dollar done. An incredible
job and thank you for casting
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the vision is that every
7th Day Adventist Church member
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around the world. Yes.
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>> That man shifting gears
here. I I think we started the
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program at the top of the first
hour with talking about the
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urgency of the times that
we live in that we're living in
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the last days of hers history.
And in the last days we're
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going to see sin become more
open sin become more rampant.
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We're going to see things that
we wouldn't have seen so many
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years ago. Now, I'm I would
consider myself middle aged
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and this is something that I
had not seen even in my younger
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years. And those of you
watching might say, Joe,
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you're still young and I
rethink that. Haha, I remember
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him saying even 20 years ago,
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I'm now you see e-mails
with tag lines that say he pins
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or sometimes they say
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they and them. We see the
understanding of sexuality
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change
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and more. And the world I grew
up in even 2030, 40 years ago
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is vastly different than the
world we see in these on time.
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So talk to us other Wilson and
sister Nancy, about a biblical
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understanding of human
sexuality. What does that look
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like in these last 8?
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>> Well, that of course,
is a huge subject and a very
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delicate one and a challenging
one. And we need to get into
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that and understand it from
a biblical perspective. Just
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before I do that, I just
want to comment. Danny said he
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didn't know how we got
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handle all the travel and the
challenges and all this kind of
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thing. And let me just tell
you, it is only by the grace of
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God and leaning on him in prayer
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that we get through anything
that we face. And we just
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praise God, we're living
witnesses. If we can say it
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that way. And you are to
all of us as to what God can do
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through an individual. If
you are completely committed to
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him, he will carry you
through. I face all kinds of
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unbelievable challenges.
Different situations a night
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sometimes tell Nancy, well, I
don't know exactly what's going
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to happen, but let's just
trust. And then afterwards,
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I said, why did I ever doubt
why did I ever wonder if the
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Lord was going carry us through
because he just carries us
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through and you I get
this impression from the Lord.
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I will carry you through,
but you've got to lean on him.
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And that's the
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the personal aspect, I
guess of all of us. As we are
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Christians, we need to learn
to lean on the Lord completely.
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And at times I don't I mean,
you know, you your take on more
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worry and responsibility or so.
And then you say, no, I need to
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just give it to the Lord and
let him give me the words and
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the wisdom I need. I pray for
wisdom every day. Let me tell
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you
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just touching on the aspect of
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total member involvement
and I will go and how to get
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involved. Nancy did say just
look around your neighborhood
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and I would say go to
your local church. Talk to your
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pastor. How can just say I want
to get involved much more in
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personal witnessing, how can
I do this? How can I learn to
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give Bible studies? How can
I find Bible studies? How is it
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that we can organize programs
that will reach out health
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programs and in family finance
programs in youth outreach?
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How can we do these things
and then be able to drop people
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into a relationship with him?
Just go to your local pastor,
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get involved in your local
church and the whole idea of I
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will go. That was really
kid. We had a Brazilian lady who
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gave us the message. I
don't know about all this stuff.
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>> I will go. I already
went on to hold on one thing.
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>> So I mean, that's fantastic.
And so you can say I went
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that's fine. But just keep
on going. Yeah. But now getting
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back to this subject
jail that you brought up,
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it gets back in my opinion
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to the very first part of what
we talked about regarding the
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word of God.
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How does the Bible
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say things in a way that is
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relevant to a situation and
not to be compartmentalize into
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some context that has nothing
to do with us today and that's
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what many people want to do
or they want to reinterpret it.
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What the actual words on the
page or in your tablet or your
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phone way, how are you access
the word of God they want to
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reinterpret what
those actual words say.
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The scripture points out
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in
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he bros
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chapter 4
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and verse 12
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says the word of God
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is living and powerful.
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So the word of God in itself
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has a power that comes
because it was inspired by God.
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Obviously, these words, I mean,
something they actually have an
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intent.
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It isn't as though God just
said, well, let's see about me.
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Throw a few words down, see
what those profits can come up
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with an well, you get kind
of get the general picture,
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but that there's nothing really
too specific about it. No,
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it says here the word of God
is living. In other words, this
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dynamic,
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it's real. It's contemporary.
And these words, of course,
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for written by Paul. I believe
that Paul wrote Hebrews and
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that these are not only for
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those times
there for these times.
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Powerful. It's living. It's
sharper than any 2 edge sword
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piercing even to the division
of Soul and spirit. Another
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exit so
accurate. It's so powerful
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is even more powerful than the
sharpest soared onto edges that
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you can find.
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And it says and it is a
deserved their of the thoughts
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and intents of the heart.
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The Bible
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is the greatest repository
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psychological
approach is possible because
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is accessed through a
connection to the throne room
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of heaven
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and the creator who created
this, where better to go to
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find out about mental health,
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physical health, about
spiritual health, about social
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health, then to go to the
one who originated all of that.
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And that is the creator.
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When you a look at that
scripture again and you look at
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it,
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the the book of Second,
Timothy Chapter 3, this is very
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familiar techs to everyone,
but understand it now in the
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context of today and how people
are trying to turn the words of
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God on their head,
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in other words, make them
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say exactly the opposite
of what you actually read
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logically as you look at it,
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it says here in verse
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15
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and that from childhood, you
have known the Holy Scriptures.
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That course Paul is talking
to Timothy a younger leader
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and he's saying you knew
these from when you were young
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which are able to
make you wise for salvation
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through faith,
which is in Christ Jesus.
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And then he goes on
to say all scripture,
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not just the
scripture, you like,
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not just the scripture you
think applies to somebody else.
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All scripture
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is given by inspiration of
God and is profitable for doctor
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and the doctor
and sounds like it's a
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wood in kind of
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legal lipstick, oppressed.
No doctrine is centered in
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Jesus. Christ is the belief and
understanding that Christ has
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and it is for us. It is
our belief system this as its
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profitable for doctrine for,
you know, understanding what is
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truth for reprove.
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Now, people don't
like to hear about that.
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I mean, the Bible is going
to tell me where I'm wrong.
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I don't like that.
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Well, that's what scripture
is about. It helps to guide us
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back into the
full pathway of truth
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for correction. That's another
one. No, today people don't
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want to be corrected its
it's politically incorrect to be
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corrected.
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But that's what it says
here for instruction and
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righteousness. Don't forget
that beautiful quote that I
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mention from Welfare
Ministry page, 2.50, Christ
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ever lived
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to relieve suffering and teach
righteousness to teach about
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himself and about
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his
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wish for us to be like him
through his power, the purity,
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the righteousness
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of Jesus Christ
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says in verse 17
that the man of God,
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that's everybody, everybody,
every person who believes in
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God may be complete,
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certainly equipped
for every good work.
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So the scripture is accurate.
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It is for encouragement.
It is for reprove. It is for
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believe it is for
helping us to find our way.
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When we come to
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the aspect of
human sexuality today,
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you'll find people who are
wanting to take the very tax,
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the talk about the purity,
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the talk about the way God
wishes for us to live it in an
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ideal approach. And it is
possible through God's power
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to change your way of thinking.
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As I already
mentioned, that's why
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drunkards become sober.
It's not because they go through
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some special rehab program.
It's because their mind is
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changed it yes, rehab programs
can certainly help. But many
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rehab programs are built on the
very word of God to help you to
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understand your purpose in
life, how you can relate to
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people how you relate to got. So
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the aspect of human sexuality
is being twisted so that the
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actual words of God
are turned upside down.
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You take France's
in Romans chapter one.
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It talks about
homosexuality. It talks about
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gay lifestyle. If you want
to put it that way, it's not
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written in that sense. But it's
talking about a people doing
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things. You can read it
for yourself in Scripture.
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First, 27, a man leaving the
natural use of the woman burned
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in their l*** for one another
men with men committing what is
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shameful and receiving in
themselves the penalty of their
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air, which was due.
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You go on to read in the last
part of that chapter Romans,
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one
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and I have to tell
you, there are people
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even within the
7th am this church
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and other churches
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who are wanting to reconstruct
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the very understanding of what
the word say here to represent
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something almost the opposite
of what they actually read.
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It is a an approach that
is taking into your own hands,
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something which God never gave
to us. And that is our ability
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to actually
R-word the Holy Bible.
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A God doesn't want us to do
that. He gave us these words
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for instruction for
reprove, for correction, for
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encouragement, for belief.
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So that truly would understand
how God wants us to live,
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not how we want to live.
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When you go on to the end of
the chapter, let's not just let
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our viewers think that
were just talking about LGBT
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situations and homeless sexual
situations. We're talking about
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anything that is going against
the law of God against what the
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ideal is that
God wants us to live.
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And it says here that in verse
29, that those who the people
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will be filled with
all unrighteousness sexual
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immorality, wickedness coverage
of snus, maliciousness full of
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envy, murder, strife, deceit,
evil mindedness. They are
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whispers Backbiters haters
of God violent, proud boasters
00:17:41.16\00:17:46.13
inventors of evil
things disobedient to parents
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undeserving and untrustworthy
on loving and forgiving and
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merciful who knowing the
righteous judgment of God that
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those who practice such things
are deserving of death, not
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only do the same but also
approve of those who practice
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them.
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You see,
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I want to just say this out
of complete respect and love for
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people,
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we should treat
people with respect,
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treat them with Christ like love
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those who are going against
what God says is the ideal in
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any aspect of life. If your
coverage is if you're a boost
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or if you are disobedient
to your parents, if your
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envious, all these things are
against what God has indicated
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is his ideal for his people.
Now, you might say, but I'm a
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sinner. I can't
meet those requirements.
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I want to tell you, that's
why God calls for each of us to
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call on his name
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to allow him to fill our lives,
to change us from our former
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beliefs into what he wants
us to become. And it's all a
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miracle from heaven.
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So when we're dealing
with the human sexuality
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revolution today, actually,
00:19:16.25\00:19:18.72
people trying to convince other
people that a certain lifestyle
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is just the way I was born.
I can't do anything about it.
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You just need to accept that
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it goes against the
very word of God, which says
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if you come to the lord and
meal at the foot of the cross,
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he will change your life
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and give you a new life.
You will become a new creature
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in Jesus Christ just as Second
Corinthians chapter 5 tells us
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those very words. It indicates
that if anyone is in Christ for
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17, a second
Corinthians chapter 5,
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if you are in Christ,
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you are a new creature
old. Things have passed away.
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Behold, all
things have become new
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and then God says now
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through Paul.
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Now all things are of God
who has reconciled is to himself
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through Christ Jesus Christ,
and he's given us the Ministry
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of Reconciliation. So once you
are changed, once you are a new
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creature and this doesn't
have to do only with the gay
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lifestyle, homosexuality
has to do with every cent.
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Every put propensity to Sen.
We become new creatures in the
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Lord. We then have a story to
tell. And our story is to bring
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people into reconciliation
with themselves. But most
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importantly, with God,
00:20:55.38\00:20:58.32
7 Day Adventists have
a great responsibility
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to show care and
love for all people.
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But 2 in that process
point people to the one who can
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change all of us
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into becoming new creatures
for Jesus Christ, people who are
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following what God has
indicated is is ideal for each
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of us and it is possible
through the power of Jesus
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Christ.
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NC
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thoughts you
have on the subject.
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>> Once this all to
have the abundant life
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and to be happy,
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I like the way some people
refer to as God's Commandments
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because happiness rules.
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And that would mean,
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you know, we we can
outline them all if we
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if we're in
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I'm married and
have issues, God,
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God can bring reconciliation.
He can bring hope
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and change.
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And regardless of what we face,
00:22:13.36\00:22:17.40
God is there
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to help us be re stored.
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That doesn't mean if
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always like if I'm
born without a hand,
00:22:27.81\00:22:31.01
that he will restore my hand,
00:22:31.01\00:22:33.78
but he will help me
00:22:33.78\00:22:37.45
be able to cope with and except
00:22:37.45\00:22:42.52
what the results send have
brought on our species. And we
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all know
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well, a lot of people
understand that even as a
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species, we are imploding.
We are getting contrary to
00:22:52.43\00:22:56.64
evolution. We're not
getting better and better.
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We have more and more mutations.
00:22:59.41\00:23:02.21
We have more and more
issues with each successive
00:23:02.21\00:23:05.11
generation, whether or not you
do have a very clean lifestyle
00:23:05.11\00:23:09.62
or whether you you are better
off. If you do, you have fewer
00:23:09.62\00:23:13.09
mutations.
00:23:13.09\00:23:15.36
God helps us to cope
00:23:15.36\00:23:21.63
with some of these
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issues that we face because
of sin. And he helps us to live
00:23:24.27\00:23:28.37
according to his well,
regardless of what we face.
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>> And really
it's important that
00:23:31.64\00:23:34.94
7th Day Adventists and
other Christians who believe in
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scripture
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share these
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thoughts and these
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ideal
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aspects of what
God wants us to become
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with love and with care, not
beating people over the head,
00:23:49.72\00:23:54.30
not being disrespectful
but pointing them to gods
00:23:54.30\00:23:58.80
complete potential
00:23:58.80\00:24:01.10
for us as centers to
become more and more like him.
00:24:01.10\00:24:06.37
So the argument that some
may use, but I'm just born this
00:24:06.37\00:24:11.45
way,
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I can't change.
00:24:12.48\00:24:14.15
I mean, if you're a
kleptomaniac and you just go
00:24:14.15\00:24:17.05
into stores and keep stealing
00:24:17.05\00:24:19.42
sooner or later, the law
will catch up to you and they'll
00:24:19.42\00:24:22.06
say, no, that's not what you
do and put you in prison so you
00:24:22.06\00:24:25.09
can steal
00:24:25.09\00:24:27.56
God can take a kleptomaniac
00:24:27.56\00:24:29.80
and change them so that they
become generous and kind and
00:24:29.80\00:24:34.04
loving and refrain from that.
00:24:34.04\00:24:36.91
Whatever sin we are
facing whatever challenge in our
00:24:36.91\00:24:41.61
lives,
00:24:41.61\00:24:43.18
we need to stand up and say
00:24:43.18\00:24:45.75
God has the answer to change
your life. You can become a new
00:24:45.75\00:24:50.22
creature in Jesus Christ
because those old things will
00:24:50.22\00:24:55.52
not lead you to heaven
00:24:55.52\00:24:57.49
on the Jesus and his re forming
power in your life will prepare
00:24:57.49\00:25:02.60
you
00:25:02.60\00:25:03.50
for what is to come. I want to
00:25:03.50\00:25:06.17
read a quotation from
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the spirit of prophecy. It
comes from spiritual gifts,
00:25:09.34\00:25:13.94
pages and 94 95, the little
little books that small volume,
00:25:13.94\00:25:22.95
but powerful words here.
00:25:22.95\00:25:25.82
God has given us. This is
actually on page 94 spirit.
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Your guest.
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God has given sufficient
evidence upon which to base
00:25:30.83\00:25:35.33
faith.
00:25:35.33\00:25:36.90
He wish to believe the person
actually in the context is
00:25:36.90\00:25:41.94
talking about some of the
misconceptions of creation,
00:25:41.94\00:25:45.34
of of evolution and all this
kind of thing. And this can be
00:25:45.34\00:25:49.64
applicable to almost everything
00:25:49.64\00:25:51.85
that God has given sufficient
evidence upon which to base
00:25:51.85\00:25:54.58
faith, if you wish to believe
in the last days. And here's
00:25:54.58\00:25:58.55
here's what's
happening right now.
00:25:58.55\00:26:01.02
In the last days, the
Earth will be almost destitute
00:26:01.02\00:26:05.46
of true faith
00:26:05.46\00:26:07.23
upon them nearest pretense.
00:26:07.23\00:26:10.40
The word of God will
be considered unreliable.
00:26:10.40\00:26:15.94
Well, human reasoning will
be received, though. It be in
00:26:15.94\00:26:20.91
opposition to
the plane. Scripture
00:26:20.91\00:26:28.05
want to tell you,
that's where we are right now.
00:26:28.05\00:26:30.42
So that's why it's so important
that we base our understanding
00:26:30.42\00:26:35.59
of all things, human
sexuality and everything
00:26:35.59\00:26:39.73
based upon the word
of God and not based upon
00:26:39.73\00:26:43.97
misinterpretation of the
word of God, according to what
00:26:43.97\00:26:48.24
someone thinks
it should have said
00:26:48.24\00:26:51.91
because human logic
00:26:51.91\00:26:54.18
is not God's logic.
00:26:54.18\00:26:56.98
God has his truth.
00:26:56.98\00:26:59.95
Well, I've said enough
probably at this point.
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>> Now, thank thank you
for instead of looking in the
00:27:01.85\00:27:05.15
camera, I feel like you
right here. We see you here. I'm
00:27:05.15\00:27:07.79
going to look right into the
monitor here where we can say
00:27:07.79\00:27:11.43
you, but I want to thank you
for taking a stand for truth.
00:27:11.43\00:27:14.40
And then because 20 plus
years ago, I wrote a little book
00:27:14.40\00:27:18.63
called The Forgotten
Commandment. And I've been
00:27:18.63\00:27:20.97
saying if I wrote it today
and have to say the Forgotten
00:27:20.97\00:27:24.27
Commandments, but it s on it
because even Christians inside
00:27:24.27\00:27:29.88
the church outside the church.
Well, as we know, one of the
00:27:29.88\00:27:34.48
remnant, the remnant church
identifying marks this, those
00:27:34.48\00:27:38.29
who keep the commandments of
God, right and have the faith
00:27:38.29\00:27:41.72
of Jesus. Now we 7th, they
haven't done so many of us want
00:27:41.72\00:27:45.59
to preach that. Well, we've
got to keep the 4th commandment.
00:27:45.59\00:27:48.93
Got to go to church Saturday.
Got to worship the, you know,
00:27:48.93\00:27:52.20
on God's holy day. But they're
making exceptions on the 6th
00:27:52.20\00:27:56.77
and 7th. I'm on
00:27:56.77\00:28:00.34
abortion and same sex marriage,
adultery. All of that people
00:28:00.34\00:28:03.95
say why just talk about same
sex marriage? Well, that no.
00:28:03.95\00:28:08.15
You said it includes everything
every cent we can through
00:28:08.15\00:28:12.69
Christ game victory over
every sense we're not the judge,
00:28:12.69\00:28:17.66
but I believe and I thank you
for being willing to stand up
00:28:17.66\00:28:21.86
in a time that everything you
say is so scrutinized by people
00:28:21.86\00:28:27.10
in social media and it comes
under, you know, well, politics
00:28:27.10\00:28:32.54
well, you talk about the
Bible that somebody says, well,
00:28:32.54\00:28:35.41
that's against my politics.
You talk of what the Bible
00:28:35.41\00:28:38.48
says. Somebody says that's
against my race. It's a time
00:28:38.48\00:28:41.88
that it's really hard
00:28:41.88\00:28:44.19
to tell the truth and not too
many people are willing to take
00:28:44.19\00:28:47.52
the stand. But you said it.
We're not to judge and we give
00:28:47.52\00:28:51.46
it in love. We love everybody.
God loves everybody. We're all
00:28:51.46\00:28:55.20
center saved by grace. But
those of us within the 7th Day
00:28:55.20\00:29:00.07
Adventist Church have to take
a stand for what the Bible says.
00:29:00.07\00:29:05.04
We can't compromise. And I tell
people then say, well, we hired
00:29:05.04\00:29:09.64
a, you know, music director and
he's homosexuals openly holmen
00:29:09.64\00:29:14.38
sexual. And there's
some churches have done it.
00:29:14.38\00:29:17.12
And but you know, that he's
such a nice kind of make all
00:29:17.12\00:29:20.92
the excuses. And I said, well,
if somebody came to your church
00:29:20.92\00:29:24.33
and said, hey, I'm a thief,
you know, but I want to be your
00:29:24.33\00:29:27.50
treasure. Would you hire me?
You know, you're going to say,
00:29:27.50\00:29:30.63
well, no, I'm sorry, we can't
do it or I want to pedophile.
00:29:30.63\00:29:35.37
But I really want to to to,
you know, teach your children.
00:29:35.37\00:29:38.77
You're not going to have
any trouble saying no, but if we
00:29:38.77\00:29:41.64
come because this is such a
political thing, the gay and
00:29:41.64\00:29:45.28
homosexual lifestyle people are
afraid to deal with. So thank
00:29:45.28\00:29:49.92
you. You did it beautifully.
It kindly you didn't throw
00:29:49.92\00:29:53.66
stones at any one. None of
us can do that. You simply said
00:29:53.66\00:29:58.13
here's what the Bible says
and I can't change it. I didn't
00:29:58.13\00:30:01.60
write it. God wrote it as well.
Understanding what you said and
00:30:01.60\00:30:05.40
here it is now is for you to
decide. But we as a people in a
00:30:05.40\00:30:09.07
church cannot compromise on the
10 Commandments of God. If we
00:30:09.07\00:30:12.94
compromise on those, we have
no business really emphasize in
00:30:12.94\00:30:17.31
both Commandment. So thank
you for your stance, both of you
00:30:17.31\00:30:21.22
for what you're doing that.
00:30:21.22\00:30:25.02
>> And then let me just add
that, you know, unfortunately,
00:30:25.02\00:30:28.56
but social media the day,
00:30:28.56\00:30:31.03
everybody can say anything they
want and try to denigrate other
00:30:31.03\00:30:35.50
people. And we don't want to do
that. You know, I like what one
00:30:35.50\00:30:39.57
of my colleagues has indicated.
We are not against people.
00:30:39.57\00:30:46.71
We are for the Bible.
00:30:46.71\00:30:50.31
And if we take that
stance, I think we can better
00:30:50.31\00:30:54.62
help people to understand.
We're really trying to support
00:30:54.62\00:30:57.89
God's ideal.
00:30:57.89\00:31:02.02
Let me make it very plain.
The 7th day of this church does
00:31:02.02\00:31:04.99
not accept same sex
marriage. I've already made that
00:31:04.99\00:31:08.50
statement essentially the world
broadcast. We believe in the
00:31:08.50\00:31:13.77
marriage between
one man and one woman
00:31:13.77\00:31:17.54
adultery comes in in a hetero
sexual situation. That's not
00:31:17.54\00:31:21.81
what is right. There are all
kinds of perversions which are
00:31:21.81\00:31:25.95
not right. God wants us to be
part of the ideal. And even if
00:31:25.95\00:31:31.39
you find yourself in a very
muddled, confused situation,
00:31:31.39\00:31:37.03
you
00:31:37.03\00:31:38.19
must believe I implore you to
believe that God has the power
00:31:38.19\00:31:43.97
to take you out of that
situation. Whatever it is,
00:31:43.97\00:31:47.30
whether you're an alcoholic and
whether you are a philandering
00:31:47.30\00:31:51.31
or whether you are a thief,
it doesn't matter what it is.
00:31:51.31\00:31:55.78
He can take you out of
that situation. And as Second
00:31:55.78\00:32:00.08
Corinthians chapter 5
says, make you a new creature in
00:32:00.08\00:32:03.18
Jesus Christ. That's the power
of the Gospel. Now, you know,
00:32:03.18\00:32:07.26
even on this broadcast, you
know, some people are probably
00:32:07.26\00:32:10.33
going to
00:32:10.33\00:32:11.39
well, there goes well, sun
again. Here is what I mean.
00:32:11.39\00:32:14.10
He said this and I we
were going there. I'm a part of
00:32:14.10\00:32:16.53
that.
00:32:16.53\00:32:17.40
Well, you know what
00:32:17.40\00:32:19.30
say? I'm trying to stand
for what the Bible says and what
00:32:19.30\00:32:24.64
God wants us to say. And then
don't worry about what other
00:32:24.64\00:32:28.78
people say. And and if
you really get this courage,
00:32:28.78\00:32:31.41
all you have to do is turn
to Christ's words in Matthew
00:32:31.41\00:32:36.35
Chapter 5 and just read them
and don't just think of other
00:32:36.35\00:32:40.89
people think of a situation
you're going through verse 11
00:32:40.89\00:32:45.19
and in Matthew. 5 bless.
And are you when they revile
00:32:45.19\00:32:49.30
and persecute you
00:32:49.30\00:32:51.07
and say all kinds of
evil against you falsely
00:32:51.07\00:32:55.87
for my sake, this is what Jesus
is saying. He's saying people
00:32:55.87\00:33:00.31
are going to
00:33:00.31\00:33:01.38
they're just going to
00:33:01.38\00:33:02.71
denigrate you. They're going
to be against you and say all
00:33:02.71\00:33:05.55
kinds of faults, things,
00:33:05.55\00:33:08.18
rejoice and be exceedingly
glad. That's really an
00:33:08.18\00:33:11.42
interesting come and given
the challenges that that many
00:33:11.42\00:33:16.66
people face being reveille
then denigrated. But it says
00:33:16.66\00:33:22.40
rejoice and be exceedingly
glad for great is your reward in
00:33:22.40\00:33:26.00
heaven for so they persecuted
the profits who were before
00:33:26.00\00:33:31.91
you.
00:33:31.91\00:33:33.74
None of us claim to be profits.
But it means those who were
00:33:33.74\00:33:37.95
representing God and each of
us has the great privilege of
00:33:37.95\00:33:42.15
representing Bible truth
to people in love and saying,
00:33:42.15\00:33:48.59
give God a chance to change
your life. He's changed my
00:33:48.59\00:33:54.00
life.
00:33:54.00\00:33:55.13
>> Yes, it's so what you really
preaching here is victory in
00:33:55.13\00:33:59.33
Jesus. And I think that
that's one of the things that
00:33:59.33\00:34:02.87
so many people don't get.
It's like God is omnipotent.
00:34:02.87\00:34:08.14
And many people think, well, I
was born this way and I can't I
00:34:08.14\00:34:12.51
can't change it. No got if
if God can change, then he's not
00:34:12.51\00:34:17.95
all powerful.
00:34:17.95\00:34:19.72
And so some people, they say,
well, I prayed and I've been
00:34:19.72\00:34:23.69
praying and nothing's happened.
Then I'm just going to go out
00:34:23.69\00:34:26.36
there and just do me. Well,
00:34:26.36\00:34:29.20
the line wants us to continue
in prayer. He will continue.
00:34:29.20\00:34:32.77
He's working sometimes.
And one pastor said prayer is a
00:34:32.77\00:34:39.57
process, not an event. And I
think that that's really true
00:34:39.57\00:34:43.58
that we have to stay in prayer
that we have to ask the Lord to
00:34:43.58\00:34:47.08
help us as with any other
son. This not just, you know,
00:34:47.08\00:34:50.92
that this is once in this
so much worse than every other
00:34:50.92\00:34:54.26
sense in the sand. And so the
Lord would have us to come to
00:34:54.26\00:34:58.73
him for victory and come
to him with what we have to
00:34:58.73\00:35:02.53
acknowledge that it's in many
people don't even want to hear.
00:35:02.53\00:35:05.93
This is a sin, right? So once
you once you call it what it
00:35:05.93\00:35:10.57
is, what is the remedy for Sen
Jesus Christ? There is victory
00:35:10.57\00:35:15.58
in Jesus Christ. So thank
you so much for explaining that
00:35:15.58\00:35:19.88
there is victory in Jesus that
that's where we turn. When we
00:35:19.88\00:35:25.15
don't know where to go,
what to do. Jesus is the answer.
00:35:25.15\00:35:31.69
>> In fact, the a
wonderful mentor of mine
00:35:31.69\00:35:35.60
was
00:35:35.60\00:35:36.97
quite agent now, but the I call
on call call the family talk
00:35:36.97\00:35:42.87
the family about him.
00:35:42.87\00:35:44.64
The Elder G Ralph Thompson
used to be the secretary of are
00:35:44.64\00:35:49.48
General Conference for many
years. That wonderful gentleman
00:35:49.48\00:35:53.25
from originally from
the island of Barbados,
00:35:53.25\00:35:56.62
a mentor of mine.
00:35:56.62\00:35:59.02
>> And one of his favorite
songs, as I recall, was that
00:35:59.02\00:36:03.76
very one doctor, a van that you
are talking about, victory in
00:36:03.76\00:36:09.13
Jesus. You know,
that particular song just
00:36:09.13\00:36:14.14
gives you such a an
understanding that the victory
00:36:14.14\00:36:17.84
is not in our cells.
00:36:17.84\00:36:19.64
It's in Jesus Christ, our
Lord and it. That's where the
00:36:19.64\00:36:24.98
emphasis needs to be placed.
God wants us to become more and
00:36:24.98\00:36:30.05
more like him and threw
his power. We can do that
00:36:30.05\00:36:35.09
and it will be to the glory
of his name hammers and then.
00:36:35.09\00:36:39.69
>> And no G 8 g Routh elders.
The route is to be a 3ABN,
00:36:39.69\00:36:43.37
board member back in the day
for several years brought that
00:36:43.37\00:36:46.94
was a great asset to the board.
00:36:46.94\00:36:50.61
>> And Spurs lord know
we've been talking about the
00:36:50.61\00:36:53.68
evangelism and we've been
talking about some wonderful
00:36:53.68\00:36:56.11
topics this evening. And
again, we just appreciate
00:36:56.11\00:36:58.78
the the approach in the belief
in the word of God and the
00:36:58.78\00:37:02.32
Wilson you and Missus, Wilson
and for standing for truth.
00:37:02.32\00:37:05.79
I know that we talked
about earlier about revival, the
00:37:05.79\00:37:07.76
reformation with talk about
victory in Jesus, which I love
00:37:07.76\00:37:10.79
to talk to us about revival,
the reformation and how that
00:37:10.79\00:37:14.20
happens in our
own lives personally.
00:37:14.20\00:37:17.37
>> And of course, starts
with a source that will make the
00:37:20.70\00:37:26.71
change
00:37:26.71\00:37:29.14
revival. And
reformation has to start
00:37:29.14\00:37:32.98
with the word of God.
00:37:32.98\00:37:35.05
There's no other place to start.
00:37:35.05\00:37:39.29
Most people have access to
the word of God. Now some people
00:37:39.29\00:37:43.32
don't read. So that's why I've
done this. Well, radio produces
00:37:43.32\00:37:47.03
what they call God pots.
These are little devices that
00:37:47.03\00:37:50.77
now can record
00:37:50.77\00:37:53.77
voluminous amounts of things,
the entire Bible with Bible
00:37:53.77\00:37:57.81
studies and all kinds of
stories and inspiring thing so
00:37:57.81\00:38:02.88
people can hear
00:38:02.88\00:38:04.48
most people can hear some
people can't. They're hearing
00:38:04.48\00:38:07.78
impaired.
00:38:07.78\00:38:08.98
Most people can
see, but some people are
00:38:08.98\00:38:12.05
visually impaired. So
the church has Adventist
00:38:12.05\00:38:16.76
possibility ministries reaching
out to all those who have
00:38:16.76\00:38:21.46
unique challenges in their
lives so that they can see even
00:38:21.46\00:38:28.04
without using their eyes
so they can here even without
00:38:28.04\00:38:32.17
using their ears. In other ways,
00:38:32.17\00:38:37.11
each of us for the most part
has access to the word of God
00:38:37.11\00:38:43.45
and many people and at least
in some countries have multiple
00:38:43.45\00:38:48.76
copies of the
Bible in their homes.
00:38:48.76\00:38:52.46
All you need is one copy.
00:38:52.46\00:38:55.66
In fact, one of these days
00:38:55.66\00:38:58.27
when persecution sets in in
a very profound way and it will
00:38:58.27\00:39:03.00
come.
00:39:03.00\00:39:04.17
Scripture tells us that
00:39:04.17\00:39:06.24
the book, the great
controversy tells us at.
00:39:06.24\00:39:09.41
Let me tell you, I believe
every word that the great
00:39:09.41\00:39:12.75
controversy says, I believe
every word that the holy word
00:39:12.75\00:39:16.42
of God says
00:39:16.42\00:39:18.19
we know that
persecution is coming
00:39:18.19\00:39:21.06
when our rights
will be taken away.
00:39:21.06\00:39:25.09
It will be those verses and
those thoughts that have been
00:39:25.09\00:39:30.27
placed in the
mind that will remain
00:39:30.27\00:39:33.77
because we won't even have
the word of God. I have to tell
00:39:33.77\00:39:37.31
you, my
00:39:37.31\00:39:38.34
their wife has a special
program that she's involved
00:39:38.34\00:39:42.51
with. She has
little flash cards, middle
00:39:42.51\00:39:46.95
beautiful texts that she is
memorizing. She she is fixing
00:39:46.95\00:39:51.39
the word of God in her mind and
she quotes those to me at times
00:39:51.39\00:39:56.73
and
00:39:56.73\00:39:58.13
the word of God,
00:39:58.13\00:40:00.13
even when we will not have
access to it, if we have placed
00:40:00.13\00:40:03.50
it in our minds, well,
then give us the basis and the
00:40:03.50\00:40:08.50
foundation for making this
connection to have an because
00:40:08.50\00:40:13.48
as we just read
in the word of God,
00:40:13.48\00:40:16.88
it is a living word, a dynamic
word. It does something to your
00:40:16.88\00:40:23.15
life. So when you are
00:40:23.15\00:40:27.22
revived
00:40:27.22\00:40:29.19
by his word
00:40:29.19\00:40:31.96
when you are revived by a
connection to have been through
00:40:31.96\00:40:35.70
the Holy Spirit, speaking to you
00:40:35.70\00:40:40.34
and the Holy Spirit gives you
impressions, you may not hear
00:40:40.34\00:40:43.64
an audible voice, but you will
definitely feel an impression
00:40:43.64\00:40:48.61
that you should do this
or that or that this is truth
00:40:48.61\00:40:52.48
follow in that way.
00:40:52.48\00:40:54.55
The Lord has promised the holy
spirit to us. In fact, we need
00:40:54.55\00:40:57.72
to pray for the latter rain
of the Holy spirit that even
00:40:57.72\00:41:02.52
during
00:41:02.52\00:41:03.79
the time right now, the Holy
Spirit is guiding and leading.
00:41:03.79\00:41:06.76
Absolutely. But the
time's going to come when
00:41:06.76\00:41:10.10
the work of God
will go like wildfire
00:41:10.10\00:41:14.17
through the grass
00:41:14.17\00:41:15.94
through the stubble.
00:41:15.94\00:41:17.61
In other words,
it will be dynamic
00:41:17.61\00:41:20.01
because the Holy Spirit will
be in it. And we'll be amazed as
00:41:20.01\00:41:24.78
to what God has done. But it
starts with your own personal
00:41:24.78\00:41:30.25
relationship with Jesus.
And that is based upon the
00:41:30.25\00:41:34.42
reading of the word. So if
you're not reading the word
00:41:34.42\00:41:37.29
right now, those of
you who are watching,
00:41:37.29\00:41:40.23
I encourage you to find a Bible.
00:41:40.23\00:41:43.03
You know,
00:41:43.03\00:41:45.40
there are different versions
that the people will recommend.
00:41:45.40\00:41:48.57
But if you only have one Bible
around, find that one and start
00:41:48.57\00:41:52.47
reading it and then you can
grow into understanding God's
00:41:52.47\00:41:58.15
messages for you.
00:41:58.15\00:42:00.22
And then of course, prayer is
so key to that end revival will
00:42:00.22\00:42:06.45
not start
00:42:06.45\00:42:08.46
unless it is involved with
intense prayer, praying to God
00:42:08.46\00:42:14.13
pleading with the Lord,
00:42:14.13\00:42:15.90
you know, asking the Lord
to guide us, asking the Lord to
00:42:15.90\00:42:19.23
bless this program
00:42:19.23\00:42:20.90
and that the words that
were sharing, we'll really be
00:42:20.90\00:42:25.01
meaningful in somebodys life.
Not because we're saying them,
00:42:25.01\00:42:28.91
but because we're pointing
people back to the source of
00:42:28.91\00:42:32.35
revival, which is a connection
with the written word, which is
00:42:32.35\00:42:37.42
a representation of the living
word, Jesus Christ. So when
00:42:37.42\00:42:41.79
you're revived, it means
you are awake and spiritually.
00:42:41.79\00:42:46.33
You then can begin to
understand all these beautiful
00:42:46.33\00:42:50.27
instructions in the word of God
and in the spirit of prophecy
00:42:50.27\00:42:54.60
to then be
00:42:54.60\00:42:56.00
reform. Well, some people
don't like that word reform done
00:42:56.00\00:43:00.71
reformation. It's too
00:43:00.71\00:43:04.01
to heavy. It's too onerous.
It's not it's not Christ like,
00:43:04.01\00:43:10.15
well, let me tell you, that's
exactly what Christ once that
00:43:10.15\00:43:13.15
he wants this to be changed.
00:43:13.15\00:43:14.96
And that's a constant process
for all of us. Do not believe
00:43:14.96\00:43:19.33
in any sense that any of
us who have part in religious
00:43:19.33\00:43:24.97
administration and
direction that we have achieved
00:43:24.97\00:43:29.60
everything there is to
achieve and we are now perfect.
00:43:29.60\00:43:34.78
We are in need of being reform
by the Lord not know by other
00:43:34.78\00:43:39.85
people necessarily. All of us
need to be reformed by the word
00:43:39.85\00:43:44.45
of God
00:43:44.45\00:43:45.65
and by his indwelling spirit
becoming those new creatures
00:43:45.65\00:43:51.03
and see you.
00:43:51.03\00:43:52.43
You've thought a lot
about this. I know. And you have
00:43:52.43\00:43:56.97
a deep understanding of the
conviction about how the word
00:43:56.97\00:44:01.57
of God actually changes.
00:44:01.57\00:44:06.27
Maybe you could share
just for a few moments
00:44:06.27\00:44:08.84
for however, long you want.
00:44:08.84\00:44:11.71
>> I think the more I study
00:44:11.71\00:44:14.38
the more I since I
need God in my life,
00:44:17.19\00:44:21.02
it's not like you're climbing a
ladder and you feel like you've
00:44:21.02\00:44:24.16
arrived because the closer
00:44:24.16\00:44:27.50
the the more we
see the the beauty of
00:44:27.50\00:44:31.77
of God's character, the
more we see our own faults
00:44:31.77\00:44:36.47
and our own weaknesses.
00:44:36.47\00:44:40.98
I realize that without
00:44:40.98\00:44:43.85
that abiding and
God throughout the day
00:44:43.85\00:44:47.58
I will fail. I will disappoint
him. I will not reflect his
00:44:47.58\00:44:51.72
character because I have
nothing and myself to do.
00:44:51.72\00:44:54.86
That is only as
Chrysler's and me
00:44:54.86\00:44:58.69
and I just pray. Lord, help
me to a Biden you throughout the
00:44:58.69\00:45:04.13
state, not just right
now but throughout the stay,
00:45:04.13\00:45:07.34
but that
00:45:07.34\00:45:08.77
that comes only as we
00:45:08.77\00:45:11.54
as we focus on what is eternal.
00:45:11.54\00:45:14.74
And I think we're living at
a time and this Earth's history
00:45:14.74\00:45:18.38
that our choices are not a what
00:45:18.38\00:45:22.05
we can do. A lot of good
things. But what are the best
00:45:22.05\00:45:24.75
things that we can do and
how can we spend our time in the
00:45:24.75\00:45:28.59
best way?
00:45:28.59\00:45:31.73
I think more and more as we see
00:45:31.73\00:45:35.83
history unfolding.
00:45:35.83\00:45:38.53
We
00:45:38.53\00:45:39.77
have to be so intentional
and focusing on clinging
00:45:39.77\00:45:45.21
to Jesus throughout the day
00:45:45.21\00:45:47.48
to transform us to
give us the strength
00:45:47.48\00:45:51.65
and and to to die to
self. Not just in the morning,
00:45:51.65\00:45:55.95
the say Lord in the knee of
Self and I love that. And and
00:45:55.95\00:45:59.79
Christ optic lessons
159 page 159 were says
00:45:59.79\00:46:05.09
now our to parents can
take the place of a true.
00:46:05.09\00:46:08.86
I haven't looked at a recent
untrue, heartfelt relationship
00:46:08.86\00:46:13.50
with Christ, but we can't empty
ourselves of self. We have to
00:46:13.50\00:46:17.24
rely on
00:46:17.24\00:46:18.64
Christ to do that for us
with a totally depend upon him.
00:46:18.64\00:46:23.24
And the more I learn the more
memorize and that's why I love
00:46:23.24\00:46:26.82
the tax. Because when when
you're feeling when I'm feeling
00:46:26.82\00:46:31.39
weak or inadequate, I
just cling to those and
00:46:31.39\00:46:34.89
and say that in my mind
and the Lord strengthens me
00:46:34.89\00:46:40.76
to meet whatever I faced during
the day. But I think that's why
00:46:40.76\00:46:44.97
we have to hide. Gun got says
00:46:44.97\00:46:48.04
my mind is going blank.
00:46:48.04\00:46:51.87
You know, I would have my
head in my heart that I will not
00:46:51.87\00:46:54.64
stand against
the we need to have
00:46:54.64\00:46:57.65
our minds and our hearts
saturated with the word of God
00:46:57.65\00:47:02.15
in order to sustain us to
hold us throughout the day.
00:47:02.15\00:47:05.92
So to me, the more I study, the
more I read them or fall with
00:47:05.92\00:47:10.76
Jesus and the
more I long to know
00:47:10.76\00:47:15.60
and understand God's
beauty and character just
00:47:15.60\00:47:21.04
just is
00:47:21.04\00:47:23.94
incomprehensible its it will
take an eternity to understand
00:47:23.94\00:47:27.81
salvation and to understand
the grace of God. I'm you know,
00:47:27.81\00:47:32.25
I'm just sitting here tonight
thinking that there's someone
00:47:32.25\00:47:34.42
watching right now or listen
on radio right now. And you're
00:47:34.42\00:47:37.62
saying I want an experience
with Scott. I want Jesus in my
00:47:37.62\00:47:43.59
heart.
00:47:43.59\00:47:44.73
I want a revival and I might
not even want to be reformed.
00:47:44.73\00:47:49.43
But God make me willing to be
willing that you would do that
00:47:49.43\00:47:53.30
work in my life. I need the
outpouring of the Holy Spirit
00:47:53.30\00:47:56.87
in the latter rain sister.
Nancy, would you pray right now
00:47:56.87\00:48:00.11
for the viewers and the
listeners, those who are maybe
00:48:00.11\00:48:02.24
in the Valley of decision,
those who are struggling with
00:48:02.24\00:48:05.35
addiction and Sen dealing
with things all of us is that we
00:48:05.35\00:48:09.95
would experience that
victory in that transformation.
00:48:09.95\00:48:15.76
>> Let's put our heads.
00:48:15.76\00:48:18.19
Heavenly Father,
00:48:18.19\00:48:20.70
you love us more than we
can even begin to comprehend.
00:48:20.70\00:48:25.87
Your love is so vast. So
deep so wide, lord, we we don't
00:48:25.87\00:48:30.64
understand your patients with
us or long suffering, but we're
00:48:30.64\00:48:35.44
so thankful for it.
00:48:35.44\00:48:37.88
You love us, Lord, regardless
of what we've done regardless
00:48:37.88\00:48:41.78
of what we may be
doing now. But you long
00:48:41.78\00:48:45.32
to give us the abundant life
00:48:45.32\00:48:48.06
to give us your joy,
your piece, your happiness,
00:48:48.06\00:48:53.60
Lord, you
created us and you alone
00:48:53.60\00:48:57.47
now exactly what
we need to obtain
00:48:57.47\00:49:01.64
that abundant life
00:49:01.64\00:49:03.77
and you give us an
instruction and your word,
00:49:03.77\00:49:07.41
lord, we are helpless.
We are dependent upon you
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for every step
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every moment of the day
and our relationship with you.
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So Lord, we
commit ourselves to you
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knowing that we are totally
dependent upon you to MTA's of
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self
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because only a self us dead.
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Can we be filled
with your spirit?
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And we know that
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that those who have died
in Christ, they don't respond.
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They don't know what
is going on there sleeping
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and lord, if you emptiness
of self and we're dead of self,
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we will not respond when we're
tempted to be annoyed. We will
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not respond when we
are tempted and anyway
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because you
will be living in us.
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So Lord, I just want
to encourage each one
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when they stumble and fall.
But you are there to pick us
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up.
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You have a wonderful plans for
us, Lord and you long to guide
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us to pick us up to hold us
in your arms to carry us through
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whatever
challenges we're facing.
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So Lord, I just commit to
each person out there who may be
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listening to you who
may be struggling right now.
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May they censure presence?
May they censure strength and
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your promise of deliverance
Lord because you love them.
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So
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father, please help us to grow
and understanding to understand
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now just how much you cherish
us and long to spend eternity
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with us.
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>> Thank you for hearing.
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>> The prayer and our hearts
in Jesus name. I pray. Amen and
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then.
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>> Thank you so
very much. Thank you.
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No Wilson. We started this
this program talking about the
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urgency of the times
with which we live in.
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And they want to just talk a
little bit more about here at
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the closing of this program
about Christ's second coming.
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I know that year or so
ago, you lost when your precious
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grandchildren tragically.
And I know we all have loved
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ones and friends that have gone
to sleep in Jesus. But talk to
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us about the wonderful hope and
then cursed. We have thinking
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and and a mentor
Christ's second coming.
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>> The second coming
is a subject that just
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animates me enormously. I love
to preach about it. I love to
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share it with people.
It is the blessing of hope.
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It is the time when eventually
there will be no more crying,
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no more death, no more pain.
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The former things will be
passed away and we will be
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living in a any colonel
setting of righteousness and
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perfection.
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It will be a time when we
will be with Jesus all the time.
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Any time we won just about
I mean, it's just going to be
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phenomenal.
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The second coming of Christ is
what just animates me. I I'm so
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excited about it. The
crucifixion of Christ, his life
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is perfect life
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and never send. He
died for us and the cross.
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He was in the great heroes
and he is interceding for us and
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the most Holy Places are
heavenly a priest in the hand,
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the Heavenly Sanctuary? Yes,
I believe there is a sanctuary
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and haven't and he is
interceding in the most holy
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place on behalf of each of us.
But soon he's going to take off
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those priestly robes
in put on his kingly roads
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and he will come in a blaze of
glory. And the Bible says every
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I will see him.
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It doesn't matter whether you
are in southern Illinois with 3
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ABN. Whether you are in Hong
Kong, whether you are in Silver
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Spring, Maryland, whether
you are in Harare, Zimbabwe or
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Mumbai, India, it
doesn't matter where you are.
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Every I at that time we'll
see him exactly in real time.
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Not by the wonderful electronic
aspects that 3 ABN them Hope
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Channel and others are involved
with satellite television.
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No, not not. Even with that.
It will be a bar rack Euless
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invention or
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or event by God
himself. Every I will see him
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every I will see he's coming
and we'll look up and we'll see
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this marvelous God coming,
who who has made a way of escape
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for us. And we will say this is
the god that we've waited for.
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Jesus will look down and
say well done. Good and faithful
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servants entered the joy
of your Lord. And Matthew, 25
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tells us that when we are
ministering to people, it is as
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if we're ministering to
Christ and Christ wants us to be
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ministering to people, to help
them, to understand fully what
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it means to be Christ alike.
And we will be with the Lord
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Forever. The second coming
is part of our name of 7th Day
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Adventists. We are Adventists.
We believe in the second.
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Add to that, the
second coming of Jesus Christ,
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what a privilege it is to
to realize that as backache
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chapter 2 verse 4 says that
just shall live by his faith.
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We will be able to access
eternal life by our faith in
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the promises of Jesus Christ,
his grace and his power to save
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us.
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And, you know, just if I can
close with this marvelous techs
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that I think will
challenge everyone
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to be ready for the Lord for
were coming to the very end of
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time. I believe with all my
heart, everything around us is
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disintegrating.
We've already said that.
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But God is constant. He
is there. And in Jeremiah, 33
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verse 3, it says call to me and
I will answer you and show you
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great and mighty things
which you do not know. God has a
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direct planned for your life.
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Those of you watching each of
us he wants us to call on him.
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Claim is promises. Allow him
to reveal to us what our role is
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in total member involvement and
then say yes, Lord, I will go.
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You have shown me great
and mighty things. I am a great
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believer in your power for
my own personal life. And for
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those with whom
I'm going to share
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counting the privilege to be
a 7th day Adventists. Thank you,
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3 ATMs for what you're doing.
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>> Thank you to listen. This
is Wilson for being here with us
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this evening. And 3ABN, we
are praying for you. Mister De
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Doctor Van
watching close us out today.
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>> When they're little prayer
specially for you, we've been
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praying for everyone else.
Spittle us. Let's pray for the
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best. All right. Again, thank
you for your blessings. Your
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love. We pray for anointing of
the Holy Spirit to continue for
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your legion of angels to follow
wilderness and Wilson are as
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they go around the world,
continue to give him clarity of
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mind and in Lord their
willingness to go forward and
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stand up for truth even
when it's not popular. Thank you
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that they're here tonight.
Thank you. That they've been
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able to share their vision with
the World Church. You continue
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to lead guide and direct
in Jesus name. I pray, amen.
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So I believe it. But our time
is all gone for the folks at
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home until we say next
time a Lord richly bless you.
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>> Among them a more
than you could ever ask for
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